Senior Manager, Sponsor Licence Compliance

INTO University Partnerships; Brighton; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

INTO University Partnerships seeks a Senior Manager to safeguard UKVI Sponsor Licence compliance across its UK operations. You will lead monitoring, audits and governance for Student and Child Student sponsorship, collaborating with academic, operational, student services and safeguarding teams to ensure duties are met and risks are managed.

You will oversee complex compliance issues, guide the organisation on UKVI requirements, and drive policy development, training and continuous improvement

Qualifications

• Significant experience in UKVI Sponsor Licence management.
• Strong understanding of Student and Child Student sponsorship requirements.
• Ability to interpret complex regulations and guidance.
• Proven track record in governance reporting and assurance.

Responsibilities

• Lead compliance monitoring and assurance activities across UK operations.
• Analyse sponsor licence performance and key compliance metrics.
• Coordinate and oversee internal audits and investigations of complex issues.
• Provide expert guidance on UKVI requirements and sponsorship duties.
• Support licence variations and regulatory change implementation.
• Drive governance reporting and development of policies, procedures and training.

Skills

UKVI Sponsor Licence management

Regulatory compliance

Audit coordination

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Job description

Senior Manager,Sponsor Licence Compliance

Location: UK, Remote

Salary: Band E

Contract type: Permanent, Full-time

INTO is seeking an experienced Sponsor Licence Compliance Senior Manager to play a key role in safeguarding and strengthening our UKVI compliance framework across our UK operations.

This is an opportunity to join a high-profile regulatory compliance function, providing oversight of Student and Child Student Sponsor Licence compliance across multiple licence entities and teaching locations. Working closely with colleagues across academic, operational, student services and safeguarding teams, you will help ensure that our sponsorship duties are consistently met, regulatory risks are effectively managed, and the organisation remains fully prepared for UKVI audits and inspections.

You will lead compliance monitoring and assurance activities, analyse sponsor licence performance, coordinate internal audits, investigate complex compliance issues, and provide expert guidance on UKVI requirements. The role will also support licence variations, regulatory change implementation, governance reporting, and the ongoing development of policies, procedures and training.

We are looking for a compliance professional with significant experience of UKVI Sponsor Licence management and a strong understanding of Student and Child Student sponsorship requirements. You will be comfortable interpreting complex regulations, managing competing priorities, influencing stakeholders at all levels, and using data and insight to drive compliance performance and continuous improvement.